Amazing Connections on We Make Zines - tell me your story - We Make Zines2015-03-03T20:33:31Zhttp://wemakezines.ning.com/forum/topics/amazing-connections-on-we-make-zines-tell-me-your-story?commentId=2288844%3AComment%3A272324&feed=yes&xn_auth=noI feel like some random zine…tag:wemakezines.ning.com,2014-12-17:2288844:Comment:4159432014-12-17T02:41:47.827ZSarah E. Hoffmanhttp://wemakezines.ning.com/profile/SarahHoffman
<p>I feel like some random zine person I know/sorta know signed me up to recieve a package from the American Amateur Press Association. I immediately bought a membership! #gogogadgetzines </p>
<p>I feel like some random zine person I know/sorta know signed me up to recieve a package from the American Amateur Press Association. I immediately bought a membership! #gogogadgetzines </p> I went to a comic shop on one…tag:wemakezines.ning.com,2013-06-03:2288844:Comment:3607672013-06-03T09:14:25.897ZBen Mohrhttp://wemakezines.ning.com/profile/BenMohr
<p>I went to a comic shop on one of my routine trips to Chicago, they had a huge zine selection. "ANYONE can print a book!?", I thought to myself. I loved making comics and artwork but I never felt like I was good enough to ever get published in the traditional sense. I was setting up plans for issue #3 of my own zine (which is still hanging in creative limbo, sadly) and I made a call for submissions. Only Karley Bayer was interested enough (thank you, btw), and I wound up being a big art…</p>
<p>I went to a comic shop on one of my routine trips to Chicago, they had a huge zine selection. "ANYONE can print a book!?", I thought to myself. I loved making comics and artwork but I never felt like I was good enough to ever get published in the traditional sense. I was setting up plans for issue #3 of my own zine (which is still hanging in creative limbo, sadly) and I made a call for submissions. Only Karley Bayer was interested enough (thank you, btw), and I wound up being a big art contributor for numerous issues of her zine <em>The Filth</em>! </p>
<p>It's so exciting knowing that people are actually seeing my work. I'm still working on personal projects and doing flyer artwork for punk rock shows. </p> There is a group on here just…tag:wemakezines.ning.com,2013-03-10:2288844:Comment:3529582013-03-10T20:21:40.681ZKrissy PonyBoy Presshttp://wemakezines.ning.com/profile/ponyboypress
<p>There is a group on here just for trades. Look under groups.</p>
<p>There is a group on here just for trades. Look under groups.</p> ive been looking for a good t…tag:wemakezines.ning.com,2013-03-10:2288844:Comment:3527512013-03-10T12:40:45.820ZLou Millerhttp://wemakezines.ning.com/profile/LouMiller
<p>ive been looking for a good trade community to distro my zine into, if anyone is willing to trade or even just interested in getting one of mine, throw me a request.</p>
<p>ive been looking for a good trade community to distro my zine into, if anyone is willing to trade or even just interested in getting one of mine, throw me a request.</p> great, can you link to the pe…tag:wemakezines.ning.com,2012-10-24:2288844:Comment:3348122012-10-24T17:48:49.524ZKrissy PonyBoy Presshttp://wemakezines.ning.com/profile/ponyboypress
<p>great, can you link to the person's profile or website?</p>
<p>great, can you link to the person's profile or website?</p> I just got this zine in the m…tag:wemakezines.ning.com,2012-10-24:2288844:Comment:3348352012-10-24T06:56:31.070ZEddie Russell Zinehttp://wemakezines.ning.com/profile/EddieRussellZine
<p>I just got this zine in the mail called Out of Time. all original art work. its so good!! </p>
<p>I just got this zine in the mail called Out of Time. all original art work. its so good!! </p> I've met one of my closest fr…tag:wemakezines.ning.com,2012-02-19:2288844:Comment:3078552012-02-19T21:08:29.647ZBecky the Evil Flowerhttp://wemakezines.ning.com/profile/Inertia
<p>I've met one of my closest friends on here. What started with a simple zine trade turned into thousands of emails, phone calls and letters.</p>
<p>I've met one of my closest friends on here. What started with a simple zine trade turned into thousands of emails, phone calls and letters.</p> Great story, Jeff. Good work…tag:wemakezines.ning.com,2011-12-23:2288844:Comment:2994972011-12-23T02:48:27.030ZKrissy PonyBoy Presshttp://wemakezines.ning.com/profile/ponyboypress
<p>Great story, Jeff. Good work on the library! Thanks!</p>
<p>Great story, Jeff. Good work on the library! Thanks!</p> When I started LVZL a year an…tag:wemakezines.ning.com,2011-12-22:2288844:Comment:2997382011-12-22T17:10:37.416ZLas Vegas Zine Libraryhttp://wemakezines.ning.com/profile/lvzinelibrary
<p>When I started LVZL a year and a half ago, I reached out to people on WMZ for submissions. I watched the forums for awhile, read some amusing discussions and then it happened. A box of zines? For the cost of shipping?! Mind you at this time the LVZL pretty much consisted of my personal collection, a guy who unloaded his MMR's on us and an order I had just gotten from Microcosm. Totaling around 120 zines, which when you put them in protector slips on a shelf- don't look like much! I pounced…</p>
<p>When I started LVZL a year and a half ago, I reached out to people on WMZ for submissions. I watched the forums for awhile, read some amusing discussions and then it happened. A box of zines? For the cost of shipping?! Mind you at this time the LVZL pretty much consisted of my personal collection, a guy who unloaded his MMR's on us and an order I had just gotten from Microcosm. Totaling around 120 zines, which when you put them in protector slips on a shelf- don't look like much! I pounced on the offer and recieved in the mail shortly after this big ol box FULL of zines from Billy the Bunny. It really filled out the shelves which in turn made more locals take notice and dig around in their collections (Vegas had some pretty rad zines/zinesters in its day!) to donate. Connecting with WMZ has brought a pretty consistent stream of zines into the library from all over the world and has helped us grow from 120 zines to, at last count, 800! It has also helped me connect with touring zinesters like the Zines on Toast crew and Billy who donated those zines and threw the first ABQ this year was in town and we got to hang out! I get surprise notes in the zine drop box from folks who heard about the LVZL and brought their zines with them to donate while on vacation! WMZ has been great for Las vEgas' tiny corner of zine culture and helped build a home for printed word lovers who come to town :) So thank you to everyone who has submitted to the library (I have all the addresses saved and WILL send out postca<a target="_self" href="http://api.ning.com:80/files/iUG0pK0jzSUK67hhw0TXCA-3lWbauBiz8qvtlCt4AUGBa*tDCWKwVXWd9bvmgSlgNugesMLpaX1XZ8lWiH0UguJfGI6U0U85/312501_273801975972644_136246279728215_1042692_118401758_n.jpg"><img class="align-right" src="http://api.ning.com:80/files/iUG0pK0jzSUK67hhw0TXCA-3lWbauBiz8qvtlCt4AUGBa*tDCWKwVXWd9bvmgSlgNugesMLpaX1XZ8lWiH0UguJfGI6U0U85/312501_273801975972644_136246279728215_1042692_118401758_n.jpg?width=721" height="338" width="510"/></a>rds with a thanks as soon as I find the money!) and thank you Krissy for WMZ! -Jeff @LVZL</p> ive certainly discovered new…tag:wemakezines.ning.com,2011-12-19:2288844:Comment:2993842011-12-19T21:53:01.918Zkamihttp://wemakezines.ning.com/profile/kami
<p>ive certainly discovered new zines from WMZ including James N Dawson and Neilzine and it did give me a burst of energy again after many years being lazy and feeling my age :D ... so all in all it has been a positive thing, though i have to agree with James on the difference 'tween internerds and paper nerds... i like mail (but i have to admit im just as guilty at times of not writing/replying) but it is frustrating to sometimes not even get a message acknowledgement that yr zine has reached…</p>
<p>ive certainly discovered new zines from WMZ including James N Dawson and Neilzine and it did give me a burst of energy again after many years being lazy and feeling my age :D ... so all in all it has been a positive thing, though i have to agree with James on the difference 'tween internerds and paper nerds... i like mail (but i have to admit im just as guilty at times of not writing/replying) but it is frustrating to sometimes not even get a message acknowledgement that yr zine has reached someone... but what the hell, its still a great idea and i have found zines i prob would have missed so all in all its a good thing...</p>